I went to the May 16 game at Comerica Park. Tigers played the Mariners. We had great seats. Literally four rows behind the Tiger’s dugout.

Bonderman threw for the Tigers, and Meche threw for the Mariners. It was hard to get a read on the pitching, because we had no idea what was a strike or not because we saw everything from the side. Bonderman threw well for five innings, including striking out the side in the first. Then in the sixth, the wheels came off the wagon, and it was downhill from there.

Probably one of the funniest parts of the game was when Sparks came in. Whenever he got above 80 mph with his “fastball,” we would yell “Give him the heater!!!.”